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  • Themachi Net Hatmakesmi Ssi Onst Ot Hemoonpossi BL E

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    The document discusses how the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), despite being less powerful than a modern smartphone, helped enable missions to the Moon through three key developments: 1) The use of integrated circuits or microchips which allowed computers to be installed aboard spacecraft through miniaturization; 2) Government agencies driving development of microchips by purchasing almost all chips made in the US; 3) The AGC's ability to multitask and handle multiple tasks simultaneously like modern computers.

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    The Machine moon

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    The Machine moon

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    The document discusses how the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), despite being less powerful than a modern smartphone, helped enable missions to the Moon through three key developments: 1) The use of integrated circuits or microchips which allowed computers to be installed aboard spacecraft through miniaturization; 2) Government agencies driving development of microchips by purchasing almost all chips made in the US; 3) The AGC's ability to multitask and handle multiple tasks simultaneously like modern computers.

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    Themachi Net Hatmakesmi Ssi Onst Ot Hemoonpossi BL E

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    Cristian Perez
    The document discusses how the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), despite being less powerful than a modern smartphone, helped enable missions to the Moon through three key developments: 1) The use of integrated circuits or microchips which allowed computers to be installed aboard spacecraft through miniaturization; 2) Government agencies driving development of microchips by purchasing almost all chips made in the US; 3) The AGC's ability to multitask and handle multiple tasks simultaneously like modern computers.

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